Target-trap.



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'rEucY J. HINDMAasm or LiNooLN, NEBRASKA, AssIGNon-or ONE-HALF To GEORGEL cARrER, oFLINo'oLN, NEBRASKA..

i TARGET-TRAP.

Specification-ouf Letters Patentf A 'Patented July 2s, 190s.

applicants mea February 21,1908. seria 110.416,977.

lTo all whom mayv concern:

Be it known that I, PERCY J. HrNDMARsir,

ycitizen of the United States7 residing at Lincoln, in the county' ofLancaster and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new andV usefulImprovements in Target-Traps, and

` do hereby declare/that the following `1s a'full, clear, and lexact'description of the same, refv erence being had to t e annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

The resent invention has reference to that class o target-traps fordischarging or ejectlng `artificial birds such as spherical objects,

-disks and other like targets 1nto the air to be in Fig. 2.

shot at Yand inwhich is provided -a magazine for Astoring a number ofsuch targets, and the object of the invention resides in a simple andpracticalf tar et projecting mechanism which 'can be rea 1ly operatedand adjusted to the weight and character..of'thelobject to bedischarged.

The invention consists in the several details of constructi6nsubstantially as shown in the drawings and hereinafter described and'claimed. z

v Figure 1 of the drawings represents a perspectiveview of the completetarget-trap showing one of the targets .leaving the trap\ after beingdischarged therefrom. Fig.V 2 .a

.perspective view on. an enlarged scale of the.

target projecting mechanism showing one of the targets inthe magazineinposition to be discharged. Fig. 3 a side elevation partly in Ysection' of a portion of the projecting mechan' ism with the targets vinposition as indicated.

Fig. 4 a detail perspective view of the front end ofthe foot treadle.

In the accompanying drawin ors A, B and C represent three sectionsadapted to be folded together when not required for use, the middiesection resting upon the ends of the two outer sections.

Any` number of's'ections 'may be used and connected together in anydesirable manner, and when extended as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawingsform the platform of the tra said- -sections being of any suitable Widtand len th as found best adapted to the purpose. rlhe section B hasupright uides a b vfor the operating cable D,l the cab e en Aaging anopen elongated slot c in the gui' e a `and through a hole vcl `in theguide b, the elonallowing the free play'of the cable when operated. Thecable which consists of the two cab'lesections D E' are connectedtogether at their inner ends by the aturn-buckle' F of the ordinaryconstruction so that the cable may be shortened or lengthened for thepurpose hereinafter described'.

The rear endl of the cable-section D is connected to a segmental lever Gthe same being .pivoted to and between the short standards e which aresecured to the platform section A.

Y 'The segmental lever G may be controlled by any suitable means butpreferably by footowerin which is rovided a foot-1v trea e H hingedtothe p atf rm section A 70 and connected to the segmental lever by thelink f orany other preferred means found de-` sirable, said treadlehaving a toe-strap .g for the insertion vof the toe,` as shown in'Flg.lof the drawings.' 7 5 Ihe'magazlne for containing the targetsconsistsof an inclined trou h` I supported at its rear end by a standardhaving an felongated slot i through' which the cable-section 4D passes,said standard being hinged to the 80 platform B so that it can be foldeddown ainst the' same when the tra is not in use.

T e opposite or front end. of t e trough I is supported in any desirablemanner but preferably by the brackets a! suitabl attached l to thaaoutersides of theitroug and the brackets detachably connected to the sides Iofthe bars 7c of the frame L by bolts and nuts 1 or any other likefastenings that-wilLadmit of the brackets being detached from the barsof fthe frame when it is desired to remove the trough for packing orwhen the vtargettrap is not required for' use.

The cable-section D after passing through theelongated slot t' in thestandard h asses 95 through a similar slot y' in a latch J and't ence`connected by the turn-buckle'F to theca-blesection E as shown moreclearly in Figs. 2

and 3 of the drawings..

' The short cable-section E is connected at 10o its outer end to abell-crank lever K in any suitable manner, 'said lever being pivoted toand between the side bars k -ofthe frame L' 1 and throu h the medium ofthe perforations Z in said ars, the lever ma lbe Wm lowered thrbugh'thepivot-bo t nau t n.

The upper endV of the bellcrank lever K has connectedthereto suitablesprings M NA gated open slot in theguide first mentioned 55 drawings,said rods preventing the springs from buckling.

The rods are nearly the length of the springs or may be somewhat shorterand have no connection with the fastening means at the ends of thesprings, each being independent of the other;

The springs M N connect respectively with the throwing lever O and theframe L, as shown in-Fig.` 2 ofthe drawings, the throwing ever beingsuitably pivoted to and between the bars c of. the frame and has asuitable supporting shoe at its end to sup ort the target as indicatedat X in Fig. 3 of t 1e drawings.

The shoe g of the lever extends between the stops rwhich form the lowerend of the trou h I, sto s s secured to the inner sides of the trouglliare located a suitable distance from said stops so that a s ace betweenthem will be left sufficient to a low the target to pass down inposition to be taken up by the shoe g of the throwing lever O, as shownin Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Upon the under side of the shoev q of the throwing lever O is a catch orkeeper t with which the pivoted latch J engages when the trap is setready to be operated 1n projecting the tar et, the targets in themagazine automatica ly and successively taking their position 'in thetrough to be ltakenlup by the throwing lever as each target is thrown.

A trip-feed P is suitably pivoted to the trough and is spring actuatedthrou h the medium `of the spring u connected t ereto and to theplatform-section C, as shown in Fig. 3 of tne drawings, thus providingmeans for holding the trip-target as indicated at Y back in positionuntil the trap is sprung to throw the target X.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings is shown thetarget projecting mechanism setready to throw the tar et, and by pressing down upon the ytreadle Iorotheroperatin meansemployed, I

the sectional cable will be rawn in the direction of the `arrows whichwill release the latch J from the catch or keeper t and allow the'springs M N to operate the throwing lever O to project the tar ret, themovement of the sectional' cable as a ove set forth will draw inward thelower end of the bellcrank lever K iving tension to the sprin s. A n theabove movement o the sectional cable the lug 'v on the cable-section Dwill strike the lower end of the pivoted latch `J and release the latchfrom engagement with the catch or kee er t which action of the latchwill release t e throwing-lever O which is forced upward through themedium of the springs hereinbefore described thus throwing t e tar et. in

.A yo e Q with buier w is rovided which is rendered adjustable on t 1eframe L byy means of the bolt w,- nut y and the series et perforationsin the lower ends of' the yoke,

and by this adjustment of the yoke the extent of the upward motion leverO is regulated.

'The yoke may be rendered adjustable in any well known marmer and anymeans may be employed in place of the yoke that -will act as a stop forthe upward movement of the throwing lever, and any means may beemployedl to render the throwing lever spring actuated as found mostdesirable.

When the operator takes his weight olithe treadle or foot lever I-I, thes ring N will draw up on the bell-crank lever drawing back the sectionalcable and pushing up the spring M, which will draw down, the end of thethrowing-lever O which is to receive the target until the catch orkeeper tis of the throwing .brought in engagement with the pivoted 'uponby the throwing lever.

As soon as the end of the throwing-lever O moves upwards the end will bereleased from contact with the trip-feed I and the s rin u. will drawthe feed downward allowlng tie target to automatically roll in positionbetween the stops r s ready to he taken up by the shoe on the end of thethrowing lever when brought ldown in position.

To obtain greater or less tension on the spring M in order to throwtargets of different weight, the turn-buckle F is turned in the properdirection which will change the position'of the lug o nearer to orfartherv from the latch J. This operation lengthens or shortens thecable-section E and consequently raises or lowers the foot-treadle orlever H to correspond with the necessary length of pull on said cable.

f I aving now fully described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1.I In a target-trap, a magazine comprising l an inclined trough toreceive the targets, a -suitable platform and an upright frame con#nected thereto, a throwing-lever pivoted to the frame, a bell cranklever pivoted to the' frame, suitable springs connecting with thebell-crank lever and connecting with the throwing-lever and with theframe, a spring actuated feed device connecting with the trough, a latchdevice connectingwith th'e throwing-lever, and an operatin cableconnected tothe bell-crank lever an adapted to operate the, latchdevice, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a target-trap, a magazine comprising an inclined trough, aplatform and an up# right frame connected thereto, a spring actuatedthrowing lever supported by the frame and adapted to receive the target,an

adjustable `yoke upon the frame to limit the upward movement of thethrowing lever, a In testimony whereof I allix my signature springmfxtuated fd devlice, and a latch dein presence of two witnesses. yvice, a oot-trea e or ever, an o erating l t cable conneoting with thethrowirlig lever PERCY J' HINDMARSH 5 and foot-treadle or lever andadapted to vWitnesses:

operate the latch device, substantially as arid ERNST HUNGER, for thepurpose set forth. I VICTOR SEYMOUR.

